LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — The Fairfield Stags improved to 3-0 on the young season by defeating the South Florida Bulls 80-72 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena. Fairfield built a 25-16 lead after the first quarter and maintained that advantage throughout, despite a strong 24-point third quarter from the Bulls. South Florida, which outscored Fairfield 36-18 on points in the paint, could not complete the comeback and fell to 2-1. Attendance was 1,588.